Mary J. Blige: Classic or Dud?

best album since then too

kind of like she wants to really probe the essence of what these clichés mean?

A rockcrit friend said the same thing. I still prefer Growing Pains and I iked about half of The London Sessions.

I'm quite taken with the Sullivan cowrites and the title track.

this is SO MY SHIT RN

The Jazmin Sullivan co-writes and the DJ Camper productions (he and Sullivan work together on some of these) really sound great

Sullivan was the lead writer for these four songs on Mary J. Blige's album "Strength of a Woman," and sang backup vocals on the first three of them: "Thick of It," "Set Me Free," "Glow Up," and "Thank You."

I wonder if any of these cuts are going from the Billboard Adult RnB chart to any of the other r'n'b or pop ones?

http://www.billboard.com/artist/309851/mary-j-blige/chart?page=1&f=379

"I am" in 2010 I think was her last song to cross over to the top 100. "Thick of It" from the new one was top of the adult R'n'b chart and hit 12th on the r'n'b songs chart.

i heard "thick of it" on the mainstream r&b station once or twice but obviously not enough. the adult r&b station played it a ton tho. mainstream and adult airplay are combined for the r&b/hip-hop airplay chart, where it peaked at #5.

Saw her live tonight. She did a powerful take on "No More Drama"-- was really testifyin.' "Thick of It" and a few others from the new one also sounded strong. On some older cuts she let the mostly female crowd sing many of the verses. Her 3 women backing singers and the band were good as well.

1 costume change and lots of talk about self-affirmation and relationships (it came across sincere)in the hour and a half gig

It ain't all roses!

I like the new one better than the London one, but haven't listened to the latter in a bit.

Just discovered her debut album What’s the 411 and can’t stop playing it. Where has this been all my life? Her voice is so beautiful!!

She's neither classic nor dud. She's okay, sometimes a bit dull, but she's had her moments. Family Affair is her best one by miles.

don't over look the second album! my life; not the remixes (even though that one's pretty good too). i think it's even better than 411.

and Mary is awesome, especially if you have trouble w/her.